Parliamentary questions

Joe FitzPatrick

179 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to community groups to ensure they are fully involved in their community's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether it will provide a breakdown of any such support by the (a) type of support, (b) group supported and (c) area support is being provided.

Answer · Aileen Campbell: The Scottish Government has provided a combined total of over £1 billion to support communities through the pandemic. This includes more than £550 million delivered through the Communities Funding Package. This investment has been allocated across councils, l…

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much financial support it has provided to higher and further education students in Dundee in each year since 2016.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: Student support funding provided to further education students at Dundee and Angus College: Academic Year Total Funding 2015-16 £6,753,116 2016-17 £7,203,208 2017-18 £7,622,562 2018-19 £8,957,814 2019-20 £9,230,814 2020-21 £10,107,293 Student s…

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to Dundee to support the expansion of zero and low carbon transport in each year since 2016.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The answer refers to funding for low or zero carbon road transport. It does not cover funding for areas such as active travel. Since 2016 we have awarded £12.3m of funding for low carbon transport projects through initiatives such as the Local Authority Inst…

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many primary school children in Dundee will be eligible for the phased introduction of free school meals to all primary school children by August 2022.

Answer · John Swinney: The latest published data, obtained from the Pupil Census 2020 Supplementary Statistics, shows that there were 10,330 children registered on the rolls of all primary schools across the Dundee City Council area. All children who are registered on the rolls of…

3 Sep 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how the 30 shovel-ready projects it recently proposed to the UK Government could assist in creating and sustaining employment in Dundee.

25 Jun 2012 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what impact the Scottish Government considers further reductions in the UK welfare budget will have on poverty in Scotland.

31 May 2012 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the figures from the National Records of Scotland showing that the population is at its highest ever level.

16 May 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that there is adequate transport infrastructure in place for visitors to the V&A at Dundee.

2 May 2012 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to address the findings of the recent World Health Organization survey, Social determinants of health and well-being of young people: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study.

18 Apr 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what training is available for 16 to 19-year-olds in Dundee as part of the Opportunities for All programme.

9 Jan 2012 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister whether it remains the Scottish Government's position to hold a referendum on independence in the second half of the current parliamentary session.

7 Dec 2011 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of those accused of murder in Tayside in 2010-11 was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the offence.

5 Dec 2011 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what the impact would be of Gamesa locating its manufacturing base for offshore wind turbines outside Scotland.

30 Nov 2011 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to boost economic growth through capital spending.

23 Nov 2011 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average fees will be for non-domestic students attending a university in Scotland in 2012-13.

24 Oct 2011 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to support Scotland’s computer games industry.

21 Sep 2011 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Exectuive what progress has been made in treating familial hypercholesterolaemia since the publication of the Better Heart Disease and Stroke Care Action Plan in 2009.

24 May 2011 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on preparations to enable use of the power to vary the Scottish variable rate.

Answer · John Swinney: Further to the information I provided to Parliament in the answer to question S3W-40295 on 7 March 2011 I am able to report on the latest developments. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Scottish Government officials agreed the scope of and timescales for a V…

8 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the progress reports of NHS boards that were requested by ministers as part of the process of implementing the CEL 17 (2010) guidance on the introduction of new medicines into NHSScotland.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: NHS boards were asked to align their local policies to the framework set out in CEL 17 (2010) by 1 April 2011. Progress in this area was reported to the Scottish Parliament Public Petitions Committee via the response to the committee dated 13 Februar…

8 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made toward the CEL 17 (2010) guidance on the introduction of new medicines into NHSScotland, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: NHS boards were asked to align their local policies to the framework set out in CEL 17 (2010) by 1 April 2011. The Scottish Government recognises the importance of allowing NHS boards time to fully develop their policies and put them in place before asking th…

8 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it is monitoring progress towards the implementation of the CEL 17 (2010) guidance on the introduction of new medicines into NHSScotland.

8 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients have been enrolled in clinical trials in each of the last three years, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is not held centrally.

8 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of eligible patients is participating in clinical trials, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is not held centrally.

8 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients are participating in clinical trials, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is not held centrally.

4 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executivewhat its position is on preparations to enable the Parliament to invoke the power to use the Scottish variable rate.

Answer · John Swinney: In considering this important issue I have sought and received information from David Gauke MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and Minister responsible for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), about likely costs and timescales associated with updating HMRC''s …

14 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many business properties currently receive support from the Small Business Bonus Scheme.

Answer · Jim Mather: Official statistics showing take-up of the Small Business Bonus Scheme will be published later in 2011.

24 Jan 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) non-governmental agencies, (b) public bodies and (c) quangos there (i) were in May 2007 and (ii) will be in May 2011.

Answer · John Swinney: In October 2007, the Scottish Government published a baseline list of 199 national devolved public bodies as part of its simplification programme. We have reduced this to 152. On present plans, this will reduce further to 147 on 1 April 2011 and we have put t…

20 Jan 2011 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to make changes to free personal care.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government remains absolutely committed to free personal care. It delivers real benefits and better outcomes to over 50,000 older vulnerable people right across Scotland. We are currently in negotiation with COSLA to a further inflat…

13 Jan 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average annual saving for a commuter has been since the abolition of tolls on the Tay Bridge.

Answer · Keith Brown: On abolition in 2007, the toll on the Tay Road Bridge for cars and light goods vehicles was £0.80 per crossing, southbound tolling only. This would have meant an annual cost of tolls of £184 per annum (based on a five-day working week over …

14 Dec 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many properties in each local authority area are eligible for each level of relief under the Small Business Bonus Scheme in 2010-11 following the 2010 rates revaluation.

Answer · John Swinney: The following table shows the potential number of business properties eligible for relief under the Small Business Bonus Scheme (SBBS) in 2010-11 by local authority area. In order to encourage take-up of SBBS, the First Minister wrote to over 19…